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June 26, 2007

Exergaming Is Still Alive

Filed under: Toys and Games — Laura Moncur @ 8:26 am

Konami and their DDR series has kind of tapered off in popularity, but it looks like the people at the University of Udine are still working on ways to make exercise and video games work together.

You can see how the game works here:

It looks like a simplistic version of breakout, which typically isn’t a very exciting game. What I would like to see is DDR with a heart rate monitor. The dance steps increase or decrease depending on customizable heart rates. Why hasn’t Konami done this?

Via: Video game follows your movements, adapts to your heart rate – Engadget

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